missing Richards

[Florence]

Hi everyone
I have been really struggling to find a missing grt grandfather.
His name: William Rogers Richards born probably in Blaina / Bedwellty.
Born about 1845 with a father called William. Has anyone any ideas?
He was a commercial traveller and married in Liverpool in 1871.
Thanks

[Joanna Bastyan]

I wasn't sure exactly what you needed to know.

Here he is on 1861 census:

RICHARDS, Wiliam Head Married M 50 1811 Coal Miner Treoes Brecknock
RICHARDS, Emma Wife Married F 43 1818 Tredegar Monmouthshire
RICHARDS, Emma Daughter F 22 1839 House Maid Tredegar Monmouthshire
RICHARDS, Thomas Son Unmarried M 18 1843 Coal Haulier Tredegar Monmouthshire
RICHARDS, William Son Unmarried M 16 1845 Coal Haulier Tredegar Monmouthshire
RICHARDS, Richard Son Unmarried M 12 1849 Coal Haulier Tredegar
Monmouthshire
RICHARDS, Maria Daughter Unmarried F 9 1852 Scholar Tredegar
Monmouthshire
RICHARDS, John Son Unmarried M 7 1854 Scholar Tredegar
Monmouthshire
RICHARDS, David Son Unmarried M 3 1858 Tredegar Monmouthshire
JONES, John Nephew Unmarried M 31 1830 Fireman At Boilers
Tredegar Monmouthshire

RG number: RG09 Piece: 4000 Folio: 33 Page: 4

Registration District:Bedwelty Sub District: 2 Tredegar
EnumerationDistrict: 14 Ecclesiastical Parish: Tredegar

Civil Parish: Bedwellty Municipal Borough:
Address: Colliery Second Row, Bedwellty Road, Bedwellty
County: Monmouthshire

[Joanna Bastyan]

Have just found an entry on 1871 of William R Richards in Liverpool - unfortunately no occupation given:

GIBSON, Christien Head F 30 1841 Lancashire
GIBSON, Elizabeth Daughter F 9 1862 Lancashire
GIBSON, Thomas C Son M 7 1864 Lancashire
GIBSON, Henry Son M 4 1867 Lancashire
WILLIAMS, Ann Servant F 23 1848 Anglesey
PUGH, Janet Servant F 16 1855 Lancashire
RICHARDS, William R Visitor M 26 1845 Merionethshire


RG number: RG10 Piece: 3795 Folio: 5 Page: 4

Registration District: West Derby Sub District: Toxteth Park EnumerationDistrict: 10 Ecclesiastical Parish:

Civil Parish: Toxteth Park Municipal Borough: Liverpool
Address: Berkley Street, Toxteth Park, Liverpool County: Lancashire

[Squaredancer]

Lancashire BMD has the marriage of a Christieny Gibson or Chatterton to William R Richards in 1871. It states that one of the surnames is the lady’s former name as she has remarried but it is not possible to tell which is which from the indexes. :)

[Florence]

Hi
Many thanks to all the people giving the information. I did not expect to
hear so soon.
Yes, the william and Emma Richards from 1861 may be the family - but William Rogers Richards gives his father's profession as a 'merchant'. I can find no one in the area from 1841 - 1871 with that name and job. Also the middle name Rogers is a problem. It may be a maternal name but I can find no William Richards marrying a female Rogers in an appropriate time frame either. I know much about his life in Liverpool and his family but he disappears again after 1881 and I can not find his death although from other info I have I think he was dead by 1907. I'm sure a visit to Blaina is on the cards to find this mystery man.